Thesaurus: flexion

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1. n. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. n. A bending; a part bent; a fold.
3. n. Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
4. n. The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.
5. n. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
6. n. deviation from a straight or normal course
7. n. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
8. 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning. 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. Bacon. 3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. Sir W. Hamilton. 4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.
9. Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension orconjugation; inflection.Express the syntactical relations by flexion. Sir W. Hamilton.
10. n:100 n. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased